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The Scroll newspaper has been in print since 1905, when BYU-Idaho was known as the Ricks Academy, a locally run school with a newly-developed high school program. At the time this newspaper was known as the “Student Rays,” and was printed monthly. In 1933 the name of the newspaper changed to “The Purple Flash.” In 1937 the name was changed again to “Viking Flashes,” and in 1938 the name finally changed to “The Viking Scroll.” The paper continued under this name until 1972, when it changed to “The Scroll.” The Scroll is still in print at BYU-Idaho as its official newspaper.

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I N S I D E
ON-CAMPUS
Test taking tips
can help stu­dents
overcome
test anxiety.
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OFF-CAMPUS
Airline main­frames
threaten
to be the first
to "crash" from
the Y2K bug.
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PERSPECTIVES
One-hundreth
temple to be
built in
Palmyra, NY.
Page 10
SPOR IS
R I C K S C E L E B R I T I E S
Tuesday, February 16, 1999
R I C K S C O L L E GE
Who's who? — which is the
real Meg Ryan? Find out in
the Scroll's Celebrity Look-a­like
Contest on Page 22.
The president stays
Impeachment trial makes history, is history
BY BEN MUNSON
Scroll staff
The end has come.
The trial of President Clinton that
began nearly five weeks ago is finally
over. The verdict — acquittal.
On Friday, the Senate voted to acquit
Clinton on charges of perjury and
obstruction of justice.
Sixty-seven votes on either count
would have been enough to convict
Clinton and remove him from office.
However, with the vote following its
expected course, senators reached a 55-
45 vote against the perjury article and a
similar 50-50 vote against the obstruc­tion
of justice article.
Clinton "gave misleading statements
... did obstruct justice, but his actions
in this case do not reach the high stan­dard
of impeachment" Sen. Slade
Gorton, R-Wash., said. Gorton voted
against the perjury article, but voted for
the obstruction of justice article.
Closed-door deliberations ended
Thursday, and the televised vote to
acquit Clinton came just minutes after
10 a.m. MST on Friday.
Republicans blocked the censure
motion headed by Sen. Dianne
Feinstein, D-Calif., shortly after the -
trial ended.
Two hours after the president was
acquitted, he spoke to Americans and
professed he is "profoundly sorry" for
his actions and asked Americans to
rededicate themselves "to the work of
serving the nation ... together."
"This can be and this must be a time
of reconciliation and renewal for
America" Clinton said.
In the Senate's final vote, 10 GOP
members crossed party lines, voting to
acquit on the perjury count. "In my
heart and in my mind, I believe to a
moral certainty that my verdict is just"
Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, wrote
in a statement released Thursday, The
Associated Press reported.
Five of the 10 Republicans who
voted against the perjury charge voted
for the obstruction of justice charge.
The president's popularity has been
high in recent weeks, mainly due to the
nation's economic standing. However,
moderate Oregon GOP member
Gordon Smith, voted
to convict Clinton
because he "(refuses)
to say that high polit­ical
polls and soaring
Wall Street indexes
give license to those
in high places who
act in low and illegal
ways."
Many GOP mem­bers
were embittered
by the decision, but
said they were will­ing
to move forward,
the Associated Press
reported.
"When President Clinton chose not
to 'tell the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth,' he put himself
above the law. He violated his oath
and undermined the rule of law
which he had sworn to uphold"
Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., said.
Allard voted to
convict on both
charges.
"Let's
move on.
He won. He
always
wins" Sen.
Bob Smith,
R-N.H, who
voted to convict
on both articles, said.
1 J
The Impeachment Vote
[^^Obstruction of justice
not guilty by a 50-50 vote
Perjury
not guilty by a 45-55 vote
* Two-thirds majority required to convict
Source: The Associated Press
Associated Press
CHRIS PARKINSON / Scroll
Allegiance — Governor Dirk Kempthorne and his wife lis­ten
to the Star-Spangled Banner at Saturday's dinner.
Governor, congressmen attend
Republican dinner at Ricks
BY ALICIA BRUENING
Scroll staff
Republicans from around Idaho gathered at Ricks College in celebration of the
Annual Region VII Republican Lincoln Day Dinner Saturday night.
The celebration has occurred for about 30 years now, with 23 banquets given around
the state.
The major participants were, U.S. Congressman Michael Simpson of the Second
District, U.S. Congressman Helen Chenoweth of the First District, U.S. Senators
Michael Crapo, Larry Craig and Governor Dirk Kempthorne.
During the course of the speeches, three themes came about. First, there was the
anticipated theme of the Clinton impeachment. U.S. Senator Larry Craig attacked the
subject with enthusiasm saying, "It (the trial) was frustrating to us (including Mike
Crapo), because we would liked to have seen Clinton leave office."
He went on to address why it did not happen saying, "It didn't happen (impeachment)
because of Republicans changing their votes or because the Democrats stood behind
please see DINNER, Page 5
En garde?
louche.
Ricks students
learn fencing
etiquette.
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